Life’s islands under the sea
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.048
Abstract: Summary Islands, with their effective but leaky isolation from the rest of the world, have helped evolution to produce some remarkable diversity, as Darwin noticed when he visited the Galapagos archipelago. Since then, the theory… read more here.
Keywords: islands sea; life islands;
Physical modelling of the response of reef islands to sea-level rise
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DOI: 10.1130/g46362.1
Abstract: Sea-level rise and increased storminess are expected to destabilize low-lying reef islands formed on coral reef platforms, and increased flooding is expected to render them uninhabitable within the coming decades. Such projections are founded on… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; reef islands; level rise; islands sea ... See more keywords